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First Defendant in $25 Million, Prison-Based Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme Pleads Guilty

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Superseding Indictment Adds Defendants to $25 Million, Prison-Based Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme

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One-Time EDD Employee Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Prison for Fraudulently Obtaining Nearly $4.3 Million in COVID Relief Funds

A former California Employment Development Department (EDD) employee was sentenced today to 63 months in federal prison for causing nearly 200 fraudulent COVID-related unemployment relief claims to be filed in other people’s names, resulting in nearly $4.3 million in ill-gotten gains.
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New Jersey Man Indicted in Fraud Scheme to Steal California Unemployment Insurance Benefits

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College Football Player Arrested on Federal Charges of Orchestrating Fraudulent Scheme to Obtain COVID-Related Jobless Benefits

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Air Force Police Officer Charged with Over $250,000 in Unemployment Insurance Fraud During the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic

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Stockton Woman Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Benefits and Identity-Theft Fraud Schemes

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Three Charged in Prison-Based COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits Scheme

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Two Sentenced to over 5 Years in Prison for COVID-19 Unemployment Benefit Fraud Scheme

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Employment Development Department: Significant Weaknesses in EDD's Approach to Fraud Prevention Have Led to Billions of Dollars in Improper Benefits Payments

Since the surge in pandemic‑related California unemployment claims began in March 2020, individuals, news organizations, and law enforcement officials have reported many cases of potential and actual UI fraud. Not surprisingly, the pandemic conditions increased EDD’s UI workloads and also resulted in changes to federal UI benefit programs, both of which have created a greater risk of fraud.
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